The Laskaris army and the Komnenos army looked at each other, and the scene was filled with murderous intent. Most of them were brothers, but now they had to fight each other for the regime they were loyal to.

After the war, a soldier named Alexander recalled: "Many of them (Lascalis' army) were my fellow villagers, and there were even relatives and friends who played with me when I was a child. We were so close;

But now we have different positions, so we kill each other. My brother Archaon, when we were young, we swore together that we would join the army and serve our country when we grow up, but now he died under my blade... I don't want to do this.

, but I have no other choice.”

Both armies have been deployed. The closest distance between the two armies is only a hundred meters apart. Both sides can clearly hear each other's voices, including the collision of metal, the sound of horses braying, and the prayers of soldiers.

Pre-war tradition required the commanders of both sides to talk to each other. Michael rode his war horse and came to the front of the army, accompanied by two riders, and so did Constantine.

The two commanders looked at each other. The first one to speak was Michael, the commander of the Komnenos army. He asked respectfully for the name and identity of his opponent. When he learned that his opponent was a gentleman from the Laskaris family,

When Tan Ding came to see him, Mihai was a little surprised.

"Dear Commander, I hope you will be loyal to Komnenos and resist the Latins together..."

"I'm sorry." Michael's suggestion was firmly rejected by Constantine. "I admire that great emperor very much, and I also miss the days when the Komnenos family ruled... But I miss it so much that I want to go back.

That era was called stupidity.”

"Only Comnenus can save Rome, I hope you will consider it again!" Michael raised his voice, but he was still greeted with a rejection.

"The descendants of a cowardly king are not worthy of my respect." Constantine shook his head, his tone full of anger: "When New Rome was besieged by heretics, Alexius, as a descendant of the glorious purple nobles

, not only did not contribute their own strength to help the central government, but instead sought the support of the Georgians, relied on foreign power to capture Trebizond, and expanded everywhere under the banner of restoring the glory of Komnenos."

Constantine became more and more angry as he spoke, "Huh, not only did he (Alexius) not atone for Andronikos (I)'s sins, but he did this kind of perfunctory thing.

He’s just a lackey in Muning’s coat! This is unbearable! I have never seen such a shameless person!”

"Shut up! Andronikos is saving Rome! His series of reforms are beneficial to the Romans. But Angelos betrayed Comnenus!"

(Theodore Laskaris was the son-in-law of Alexius III of the Angelos dynasty. He became the prince-consort and was tied to the Angelos family.)

"Really? Andronikos killed the Emperor's son, and yet you still speak for him!"

"Hmph! Angelos is not a good guy either! Komnenos was brutally persecuted by Angelos. Look at Angelos's results in rule! It's really appalling!"

The negotiations broke down, the two commanders parted on bad terms, and the only solution was war.

"All troops attack!" The first one to sound the attack horn was Michael. Regardless of all opposition, he launched a full-line attack, hoping to have the final say.

After receiving the order, the Georgian vanguard troops rushed towards Laskaris' army like a pack of wolves, followed closely by the Alan light cavalry. The latter divided into two groups and went around the flanks of Laskaris' army, attacking at any time.

Harvest enemy light armored units.

(In order to avoid the Huns, some Alans fled to the Caucasus and established their kingdom here, which was eventually destroyed by the Mongols.)

Not to be outdone, Constantine sent out elite Turkic light cavalry, determined to eliminate these potential threats. Therefore, the war was started with cavalry.

Each of the Turkic horsemen pulled out their shiny scimitars, controlled their horses, and charged towards the Alan cavalry who was watching eagerly not far away. Thick dust suddenly rose on the ground.

"Kill!!" The cavalry from two different camps intertwined with each other. Both sides greeted each other with spears and scimitars. The shouts, the sound of fighting, and the sound of swords were mixed together. Many cavalry gathered together, and it was almost invisible.

I don’t know what the earth looks like.

The fighting between the light cavalry lasted for half an hour, and the Turkic cavalry had the upper hand. Just when it was thought that the defeat of the Alan cavalry was certain, Michael's heavy cavalry rushed over.

It turned out that these Alan cavalry were just a miscellaneous army of the Komnenos army, and their main purpose was to hold back the large number of cavalry of the Laskaris army. When these cavalry were exhausted, Michael ordered the dispatch of the elite Georgian heavy cavalry, and in one fell swoop

Destroy the opponent's main force of light cavalry.

These Georgian heavy cavalry who received the order were like lions breaking free from the iron chain. They rushed towards the unprepared Nicaea light cavalry with an unstoppable force. Some unlucky Turkic cavalry were stabbed by sharp spears before they could escape.

Pierced the chest.

The archers of Laskaris' army immediately responded with a hail of arrows, but they could not hurt these heavily armored knights at all. The Georgian infantry that was about to approach had to make the archers give up supporting these poor light knights.

cavalry.

Compared with the heavy cavalry, the armor capability of the Georgian infantry in front of them was much lower. Even if the Georgian soldiers raised their shields in an attempt to block the shower of arrows, the effect of each round of shooting was also particularly significant.

A few soldiers were hit by bows and arrows and fell to the ground, but even this could not stop their fanatical will to fight. Many soldiers pushed the people in front and trampled on the corpses under their feet, covering the ground.

Some soldiers who came to the front began to fight with Laskaris's army. Both sides were red-eyed, yelling and struggling at each other. Dead bodies piled up on the ground, and even the earth trembled with fear.

The archers who withdrew from the center began to shoot at the opponent's long-range force. Many archers were hit by javelins and arrows, and the blood quickly stained the ground red.

The sound of arrows, swords, drums, and bones breaking mixed together.

Some Armenian soldiers gradually could not withstand the fierce offensive and began to retreat. A small number of Georgian soldiers broke through the defense line, but they were quickly killed with spears by Greek soldiers from both wings who rushed to help.

While the main battlefield was going on, the cavalry was also fighting fiercely.
Chapter completed!